Method for estimating the remaining life span of an X-ray radiator
First Claim
1. A method for estimating a remaining life span of an X-ray radiator, comprising the steps of:
- determining, under defined test conditions and at respective time intervals, a measurement value from an X-ray radiator, operationally installed in an X-ray apparatus, indicative of a remaining life span of said X-ray radiator;
storing said measurement value in a memory;
determining a forecasted progression of future measurement values for said X-ray radiator based on said measurement value and based on previous measurement values, determined under said test conditions at earlier times and stored in said memory; and
determining a forecasted remaining life span of said X-ray radiator based on said forecasted progression and a limit value, stored in said memory, associated with said X-ray radiator.
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Abstract
In a method for estimating the remaining life span of an X-ray radiator that has been installed in an X-ray apparatus and is operational, under specified test conditions and at time intervals, a measurement value that is indicative for the remaining life span of the X-ray radiator is determined and stored in a memory. A forecasted progression of future measurement values is then forecasted from the instantaneous measurement value and previous measurement values that were determined under identical test conditions, which also are stored in the memory. The forecasted remaining life span of the X-ray radiator is then determined based on the forecasted progression and a limit value that is associated with the individual X-ray radiator, which is stored in the memory.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for estimating a remaining life span of an X-ray radiator, comprising the steps of:
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determining, under defined test conditions and at respective time intervals, a measurement value from an X-ray radiator, operationally installed in an X-ray apparatus, indicative of a remaining life span of said X-ray radiator; storing said measurement value in a memory; determining a forecasted progression of future measurement values for said X-ray radiator based on said measurement value and based on previous measurement values, determined under said test conditions at earlier times and stored in said memory; and determining a forecasted remaining life span of said X-ray radiator based on said forecasted progression and a limit value, stored in said memory, associated with said X-ray radiator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for estimating a remaining life span of an X-ray radiator, comprising the steps of:
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determining, under defined test conditions and at respective time intervals, a measurement value from an X-ray radiator, operationally installed in an X-ray apparatus, indicative of a remaining life span of said X-ray radiator; and determining a forecasted remaining life span of said X-ray radiator from said measurement value based on a characteristic curve for said X-ray radiator stored in a memory, and based on a limit value associated with said X-ray radiator stared in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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